Robert,The mod looked straight foreward to me but I chose to have the ICOM shop in St. Joseph Michigan do the mod. The radio was sentfrom AES to the ICOM shop for the mod and then to me. The cost was $35 and the job took about a week. You will enjoy thisradio on the MARS bands and it is easy to use in mixed mode nets.Art

I did the mod last year! I removed one diode.... BEFORE I did the mod, I sent a copy of my MARS license to ICOM and they sent a (incorrect) mod showing the removal and addition of multi diodes. I got the correct mod from A Army Mars SD. Look at the board described and determine if all the diodes are in fact there! I think the mod for removing a single diode is still valid. I did the removal using a pointed xacto blade and prying the diode up. Be careful! if you slip you could remove something you do not want to!

I did the mod last year! I removed one diode.... BEFORE I did the mod, I sent a copy of my MARS license to ICOM and they sent a (incorrect) mod showing the removal and addition of multi diodes. I got the correct mod from A Army Mars SD. Look at the board described and determine if all the diodes are in fact there! I think the mod for removing a single diode is still valid. I did the removal using a pointed xacto blade and prying the diode up. Be careful! if you slip you could remove something you do not want to!

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